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And don't want to sound rude, but why not kits? If you're going to mod your crawler sooner or later you'de have to practically rebuild it. The Axial XR10 looks pretty nice. IMO building the kit is half the fun

Well there are a good number of RTR crawlers out there to choose from. Id just sk if you were looking to just dabble in crawling or looking at doing more serious running.

Axial , Losi, HPI, and Exceed all make some form of crawler thats a RTR based vehicle. But to sit here at the computer and tell you what is best is a loaded statement to me. What i think or even know may go against your own views and wants.

I asked the same question almost a year ago and got all types of wild views and reasons they thought their choice was the bomb to get. Each maker has perks to it and faults.

So ask yourself will you get into scale crawling/trails, or just be hanging out with the guys and fitting a social deal. If neither then the next deal id ask is will you want to upgrade it over time or just run it as it comes till your truly tired of it.

Kits do offer a vastly improved truck or buggy, but will cost more to get going at first. But they give a strong advantage when you build it and know each small nook and cranny when it breaks and needs fixed. They will break and if you dont have a good idea of how it went together it might be hard to fix for you.

Sorry for the book here but really what your asking nobody can really give a solid choice with what your saying you plan on as your post sits now.

Out of all these, I would say the Losi Night Crawler is best out of the box without any fiddling/upgrades. Parts are easily available, and under your $600 mark. For $600 you could turn that night crawler into a beast.

The new Axial Wraith looks pretty awesome too. Just look up some reviews on them. I would PERSONALLY (my personal opinion), stay away from Nitro RCX, Venom, and HPI crawlers. A lot of people like them, but I found out you get what you pay for. Plus the availability of parts at a LHS is nice. I have a Hobbytown USA right by my place, and they carry all the parts I need for my Losi Mini Rock Crawler. They even had the GC3 chassis in. They also had various parts for Axial and Losi crawlers.